AN adored five-month-old son and "fighter" died following an interruption of the machine helping him to breathe, contributed to by "insignificant checks" and "untrained" staff. Evidence was heard at a continuing inquest at Accrington Town Hall,
Seven people have been charged by detectives investigating the supply of class A drugs in East Lancashire. In a series of dawn raids across Burnley on Wednesday morning, officers arrested eight people – seven men and one woman. Following consultation
INSPIRATIONAL campaigner Sylvia Lancaster has been laid to rest in the same cemetery as her daughter Sophie following an emotional service this afternoon. Guests were asked to wear pink during the ceremony which was held at The Ashcroft in Whitworth
ENGLAND'S chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty has been told about East Lancashire's concerns that health inequalities contribution to the coronavirus pandemic locally. On a recent visit to Blackburn with Darwen he met the council's senior
AN international team of astronomers, including those from the University of Central Lancashire, have today unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. The announcement provides overwhelming evidence
AN appeal has been launched to find a man who was last seen in the early hours of this morning. Officers are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Lee Nolan, 34, from Colne. Lee is described as white, 6ft tall, of stocky build with
A JAILED shoplifter will be banned from entering shops when she is released from prison. Amy Barnes of Cross Street West, Colne, appeared in court this week where she was sentenced to a 14-week spell behind bars for a "significant" number of thefts
Rovers have announced the second friendly of their close season games schedule. They will travel to face Hartlepool United on Wednesday, July 20 (7.30pm) – which comes four days after the other friendly that has been announced to date. Rovers
FORMER Burnley boss Sean Dyche admits he felt the Clarets were “losing our edge” prior to his sacking. The club parted company with Dyche last month after more than nine years in the Turf Moor hotseat. The Clarets have climbed out of the bottom
A MEMORIAL service for a senior Blackburn with Darwen councillor who died suddenly two years ago will be held on Sunday. The event will remember Livesey with Pleasington ward Conservative John Pearson who passed away aged 75 in May 2020 after a
A BEER brewed in East Lancashire has tickled the tastebuds of judges at a European competition. Three B’s Brewery’s DoffCocker pale ale went head to head against thousands of other entrants from 39 countries at the European Beer Challenge 2022
Rovers will step up their managerial search after confirming the departure of manager Tony Mowbray. The club say they reached a joint decision that will see the manager leave at the end of his contract, which runs to June 30, after five years in
MOTORISTS visiting a popular park have ignored appeals from a councillor and a police community service officer to park more considerately. In February, a Darwen resident was horrified to find Inverness Road, near the town's Bold Venture Park,
Thousands of people could potentially be facing tax charges due to their pension holding more than their lifetime allowance permits, new data suggests. Around 2,300 people have been paying into personal pension schemes exceeding the lifetime allowance
More than half of teachers would adopt online exams if they were available in their subject, a new survey has revealed. A survey by exam board Pearson Edexcel of 1,100 teachers revealed that 51% would use onscreen assessment now if it were available
According to the most recent DVSA data, over 7 million cars fail their MOT each year. Failing your MOT is not only annoying but can be expensive if you don’t manage to get all the repairs within the grace period. With this in mind, motoring
A COUNCIL has streamlined its site locking and unlocking security arrangements. It has given a new contract to H & A Protection Services Ltd. Blackburn with Darwen Council currently has four firms working for it at a cost of £60,000. Under
A CHIEF nurse for the East Lancashire Hospital Trust has become a Member of the order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of her services over more than 40 years. Christine Douglas (née Pearson), who is Chief Nurse and Executive Director
Social media users have been urged to exercise caution when using the popular NewProfilePic app over fears it could be linked to data theft. The app as dominated social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the past week and
AN abusive thug who left his victim with chipped teeth and hearing loss following an assault has been jailed. Officers were called to a property in Whalley New Road, Blackburn, just after 7am on October 7 following reports of an assault. Investigations
PEOPLE on the Lancashire coast might be able to spot legendary TV presenter, Timmy Mallett, today as he continues his cycling and painting tour of the country. Timmy, best known for presenting children's programmes Wacaday and The Wide Awake Club
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit Lancashire and Cumbria during its final journey through England this summer. Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 is hosting the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay – a journey which brings together
A new supermarket chain will launch in the UK next month promising cheap prices to rival budget chains including Aldi and Lidl. Motatos, a Swedish grocer, will launch in June and promises Brits “well-known products” alongside popular UK supermarkets
OUR latest choice for the weekly pub of the week may set some tails wagging as we visit a popular venue in Oswaldtwistle. Benjamin Smalley has chatted to us about the main reasons for the success of the Black Dog. Name of the pub The Black
CORONATION STREET’s Sam Aston and his wife, Briony, have welcomed their second child to the world. The couple, who live in Rossendale, made the announcement to OK! Magazine before posting it to their social media channels. Sam is best known
With festivals going ahead this year, the excitement for the summer music events is bound to be increasing if you’re lucky enough to have tickets. If you’re in need of upgrading your festival wardrobe, look no further. Boohoo has a range of
Beer connoisseur and passionate pub campaigner, Mark previews the Clitheroe Beer Festival. Follow Mark @realaleupnorth on Twitter Yes, the superbly organised Clitheroe Beer Festival returns throwing open its doors at 4.30pm today, to welcome a
A bumper fund worth £75,000 has been made available to groups and organisations across the Lancashire and the North West. Electricity North West has launched its popular Powering our Communities fund, which over recent years has made hundreds of
The middle aisle of both Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from garden furniture to pet essentials. Whether it’s Aldi’s Specialbuys or Lidl’s Middle of Lidl, the latest offers are always worth checking out
SEVERAL past and present Rovers players have responded to the news that Tony Mowbray will leave Ewood Park after five years in the hotseat. Mowbray leaves as the club’s second-longest serving post-War manager, having taken charge of 267 games.
A MAN is set to appear in court in June after being charged with rape. Police launched an investigation after a woman, in her 20s, was seriously sexually assaulted close to St James Court, in Heysham, at the weekend. The incident happened
Two men have been jailed for more than four years for supplying heroin and crack cocaine. In April 2020, police in Lancaster arrested two men at an address on the Marsh in Lancaster and recovered a large amount of class A drugs along with several
Rovers have taken up the one-year option in the contract of top scorer Ben Brereton. Brereton is now under contract to 2023 but for the second successive summer Rovers face speculation over the future of their top scorer. But despite the re-emergence
ONE of Lancashire's biggest museums is among 66 cultural organisations across the country to benefit from a share of more than £22.7 million from the Arts Council England. The Harris in Preston has received a grant of £585,000 from Arts Council
ONE of the main A-roads in and out of Blackburn is due to be closed over the summer for vital work to stabilise an embankment. The closure of the A59 at Brockholes Brow, which is a major route in and out of the town, will have a huge impact on
A POPULAR festival is set to return "with a bang" after years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Vendors from all over Lancashire are expected to flog their wares on Clitheroe’s cobbled streets as the town’s food festival returns for
A TEENAGER has been arrested after a house was broken into and a car was stolen from a home in Leyland. Officers were called at around 3.45am on Wednesday to reports someone had entered a house in Northbrook Road, before taking a set of keys and
OVER a hundred cannabis plants were found and seized from a farm. On Wednesday (May 11) officers from Preston’s Neighbourhood Policing team went to a house in the Plungington area. Whilst there they found a cannabis farm containing around 150
THREE people have been arrested after stolen items and cash were found inside a van. Officers made the discovery when they stopped a Ford Focus, which was on false plates, close to Ribbleton Lane in Preston. A search of the vehicle revealed
A CAR overturned several times after a tired driver lost control of the vehicle. It was a ‘lucky escape’ for the three occupants of the vehicle, who fortunately only suffered minor injuries. The incident took place on the M6 northbound in the
AN author is set to share the life and times of her Irish Blackburn family - including the town’s first-ever Victoria Cross winner. Clare Harper has been researching the Pitts, through her great-grandmother Elizabeth, from the 1830s onwards.
POLICE who carried out a compliance visit at the home of a sex offender discovered three breaches of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Blackburn magistrates heard Timothy Southwell had a prohibited app on one phone and failed to reveal another phone
A FORMER data analyst for Greater Manchester Police lost his job after police found him to be drug driving. Burnley Magistrates' Court heard how Zuned Uddin, 22, failed a roadside test for cannabis on Saturday, January 29. Uddin was pulled
COLLEGE students have helped to bring a new lease of life to charity shop waste garments while raising funds for a hospice. Blackburn College students researched popular fashion and came up with a range of 34 new clothing items which are now on
AN Accrington Stanley player was left "sick and disgusted" after an away fan spat on his back during the game against Fleetwood Town in December. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard the match referee witnessed the incident and stopped the match
PEOPLE seeking apprenticeships at an East Lancashire town hall have been reminded they only have until the end of the month to submit their applications. Blackburn with Darwen Council has over 20 roles available for new trainees to start work with
PEOPLE are being urged to hand over guns, ammunition and other illegal weapons as part of a two-week firearms surrender. As part of the national scheme, people in Lancashire are being asked to give up potentially fatal weapons by the police without
FORMER Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow has announced an intimate date at Burnley Mechanics next year as part of his Pellow Talk tour which promises a night of stories and songs. Announcing the tour he said: “Pellow Talk is a chance to learn all
A FORMER leader of a rural council has been confirmed as a borough's new Mayor. Keen hillwalker Stuart Hirst is taking over as Ribble Valley's First Citizen. The 64-year-old who represents the Wilpshire and Ramsgreave ward, was born in Darwen
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been disqualified from driving and fined after he was caught on the motorway while over the legal limit for alcohol. Aamir Yasin was stopped by officers while driving his Vauxhall Corsa on the M6 near Burton-in-Kendal in Cumbria
BLACKBURN with Darwen, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale Councils have completed paying the council tax energy rebate to residents who pay by direct debit, but some households in other areas are still waiting. Some people in Burnley and Hyndburn
AN EAST LANCASHIRE mum, who was diagnosed with cancer while 32 weeks pregnant, had her first session of chemotherapy just one hour after giving birth. Louise Child was diagnosed with leukaemia last April while 32 weeks pregnant with her second
RESIDENTS of a borough facing financial hardship because of the cost of living crisis are being asked to apply for grants from a new allocation of government cash. The government has announced the Household Support Scheme will be extended to help
Nearly a third of criminals went on to reoffend within the space of just one year. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 1,029 adults were released from prison, cautioned or handed a non-custodial conviction at court between July 2019 and June
LANCASHIRE is one of the cheapest areas in the country to tank up on petrol, new research has revealed. Research by Admiral Car Insurance has found that the county is the second cheapest area in the North West and seventh cheapest in the country
An Accrington Corporation bus in its distinctive red and blue livery makes its was along Union Road, Oswaldtwistle, in 1956 on its route to New Lane
IT is many people’s worst nightmare; discovering your online account has been hacked and intimate photographs of you have been shared all over the internet. For Melissa John’s, it marked a real turning point in her life. “When this happened
A COLLEGE has joined forces with a football club in what is described as "a massive boost for the community in the Ribble Valley". The three-year agreement between Burnley College Sixth Form and Clitheroe Wolves FC will see the club’s coaching
COUNCIL workers have been reprimanded after one of its vehicles was spotted abandoned on double yellow lines and blocking a bus stop. On Tuesday, May 9, at around 8.45am in Police Street, Darwen, a Skoda Octavia estate bearing the Blackburn with
AUTHOR Anita Sethi’s new book retells the harrowing moment she was racially abused on a TransPennine Express train journey. In ‘I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain’, Anita reveals how the ugly experience developed into one offering
TOTTENHAM boss Antonio Conte admits his side’s early kick-off against Burnley at the weekend is far from ideal. The Clarets head to the capital to take on Conte’s side in a potentially important fixture at both ends of the table. Mike Jackson
BOTTLES of suspected ‘fake’ Zamzam holy water have made their way on to shelves in Lancashire, it has been claimed. The Zamzam water is believed to have been bottled and sourced in Turkey, and was shipped over to the UK during Ramadan. Zamzam
A BLACKBURN woman has claimed she had to open her Ramadan fast with a can of Pepsi after being "refused food" whilst working at a major Manchester venue. The woman said she was working as a glass collector at the Victoria Warehouse at an event
A nine-year-old raised more than £700 for charity by running a mile every day for a month. Charlotte Cameron, from Darwen, set out to raise the funds for the East Lancashire Hospice after being inspired by her mum and cousins who have already raised
FARNWORTH Kathleen (Née Yates) On 9th May 2022, peacefully in the East Lancashire Hospice. Kathleen, aged 73 years. Beloved wife of the late Harry, much loved mum of Andrew and Lisa, dearly loved granny of Jacob and Darcy also a dear sister of Peter.
ROSWELL Florence (Flo) (née WHITBY) On Monday 9th May 2022, peacefully at Eachstep Care Home, Blackburn, surrounded by her loving family, Florence, aged 93 years, originally of Salford, more recently of Lytham Road, Blackburn. Beloved wife of the late
GREENWOOD Margaret (née Hartley) Passed away peacefully after a long illness on Saturday 7th May 2022 aged 83 years. She was the dearly loved wife of Eric, a much loved mother of William and Helen, a devoted grandma of Andrew, Aimée and Chloe, a loving
LIVESEY Renee nee Campbell On the 4th May 2022, peacefully at the Royal Blackburn Hospital Renee aged 77 years. Loving mum to Susan and Malcolm, devoted nan to Matthew, mother in law to Neil, dear sister to Peter and the late Jean and Dorothy, auntie
